Congressman Charlie Rangel escaped this year's Democratic primary -- and subsequent recount -- with his job and likely will be returning to Congress for what will be his 22nd term, which begs the question: is it time for Congressional term limits?

Just to put the longtime representative's reign into perspective, Richard Nixon was in his first term as president when Rangel first was elected to Congress. He is the third longest-serving member of the House of Representatives, and carbon dating indicates that the longtime representative is 82 years old.

In other words, we'd seriously question allowing an 82-year-old man to drive a car, let alone represent us in Congress.

Rangel's advanced age aside, he's also an ethical nightmare -- in 2010, he was formally censured by the House of Representatives for multiple ethical violations stemming from (among various other ethical issues) his failure to pay taxes on income he received from a rental "villa" he owns in the Dominican Republic.